How does Nightingale Charter compare to other elementary schools in Stockton?

Nightingale Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.5/100, placing it at the 18th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,064 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Nightingale Charter?

7.5% of students at Nightingale Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Nightingale Charter improving or declining?

Nightingale Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Nightingale Charter?

26.7% of students at Nightingale Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Nightingale Charter

Stockton Unified Stockton San Joaquin County 95206 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,064 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

427 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.7%

White 2.1%

Asian 3.3%

Black 7.0%

Other 4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Nightingale Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.5%
Met Standard	14.1%
Below Standard	78.5%

Exceeded

7.5%

Met

14.1%

Below

78.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Nightingale Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Stockton Unified district average of 7.3%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.0 points higher (vs 4.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

21.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-2.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

26.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,064

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	38	7.9%	7.9%	26.3%	57.9%	15.8%
4th	46	15.2%	4.3%	19.6%	60.9%	19.6%
5th	46	6.5%	17.4%	17.4%	58.7%	23.9%
6th	43	4.7%	23.3%	37.2%	34.9%	27.9%
7th	53	1.9%	26.4%	24.5%	47.2%	28.3%
8th	40	2.5%	27.5%	27.5%	42.5%	30.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	37	8.1%	18.9%	21.6%	51.4%	27.0%
4th	47	4.3%	6.4%	34.0%	55.3%	10.6%
5th	46	6.5%	6.5%	23.9%	63.0%	13.0%
6th	43	9.3%	4.7%	41.9%	44.2%	13.9%
7th	53	15.1%	13.2%	18.9%	52.8%	28.3%
8th	40	7.5%	12.5%	15.0%	65.0%	20.0%